Send them back to school in style with Nutmeg!

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I have been a fan of Nutmeg clothing since the very first week it appeared on the rails in my local Morrisons. Their clothes are stylish, designed for comfort and made to last. In preparation for Little Bean heading back to school for Year 2 in September we were asked if we would like to … Read more

Jewellery making because I can!

Bead and Button

My guilty pleasure (other than wine and chocolate) is crafting but I don’t always get the opportunity to do it as much as I would like to these days. When pregnant with Jelly Bean I worked in a local craft shop and I loved it, especially taking part in or teaching jewellery making classes. Once … Read more

Getting your pre-schooler ready for school

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In September as many young children excitedly start their journey into school-life, Beanie Boy will be heading to a new pre-school for his third year as he is a September baby who has just missed out on starting school by a matter of weeks. In some ways I think it’s good that he will have … Read more

Summer Holidays – 4th to 10th August 2014

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The second week of our summer holidays started out pretty good and not half as stressful as I was expecting it to be but then again I made certain ‘deals’ with myself before the week began; 1. I would find activities to keep the Beans entertained so that they didn’t sit staring at a TV … Read more

#kidsinthekitchen Activities – Week 3

Are you hanging in there, you’re nearly half way through the holidays already. How many of last week’s #kidsinthekitchen activities did you manage to do? Here’s a few more for this week . . . I think this will have to be an activity for when Jelly Bean is in bed or he will be … Read more